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2 <br /> SECTION 6: POLICY DEVELOPMENT COORDINATION <br /> A. Board Relations <br /> PSRC, Sound Transit, and the LPTAs intend to cooperate closely in the development of their <br /> respective policies,plans, and programs and to actively seek cooperative consultation on <br /> issues of major public importance. To that end,PSRC, Sound Transit, and the LPTAs agree <br /> to the following: <br /> 1. Reporting <br /> PSRC, Sound Transit, and the LPTAs agree to encourage timely and appropriate <br /> briefings before their respective policy boards to explain progress,have discussions, and <br /> seek input on their respective activities that relate to each Party's interests or <br /> responsibilities. <br /> 2. Representation <br /> As directed by federal and state laws [23 CFR 450.310,RCW 47.80.040, and RCW <br /> 47.80.060], and to facilitate cooperation and coordination on matters of mutual interest, <br /> PSRC shall include, as voting members, local general purpose government elected <br /> officials representing Sound Transit and the LPTAs on the PSRC's General Assembly, <br /> Executive Board, and Transportation Policy Board. The specific numbers of such <br /> representatives shall be consistent with state statutes and established PSRC procedures, <br /> including the PSRC's Interlocal Agreement and Bylaws,for determining composition of <br /> these bodies. <br /> To ensure representation by providers of public transportation,the Transportation Policy <br /> Board(TPB) shall include one dedicated voting seat from Sound Transit,to be <br /> appointed from among the Sound Transit Board,and one dedicated voting seat per <br /> county to represent LPTAs from each county. The dedicated voting seats for each <br /> county's LPTA shall be appointed by the largest LPTA as measured by service <br /> population from among its governing board membership and in consultation with other <br /> LPTAs within the county. <br /> Sound Transit and the LPTAs are entitled to one representative from within each agency <br /> (to be appointed by the Transit Executive of each agency or his/her designated <br /> representative) on PSRC's Transportation Operators Committee(TOC). The TOC is <br /> comprised of representatives from Sound Transit, the LPTAs, and WSDOT's Marine <br /> and Public Transportation divisions. The TOC was established to provide a forum to <br /> cooperatively carry out regional public transportation planning as part of the <br /> MPO/RTPO planning and programming process, and to address interagency issues, <br /> exchange information, and to advise the TPB on public transportation planning and <br /> programming matters. As a committee with funding recommendation authority to the <br /> TPB,the TOC has a non-voting seat on the TPB to help facilitate this communication. <br /> MOU—Puget Sound Regional Council/Local Public Transit Agencies and Sound Transit Page 10 <br /> 19 <br />